It’s not too early to think about next year’s annual conference, where emergency physicians will enjoy a city famous for its unique and diverse culture, rich history, loyal residents, amazing food, and too many tourist destinations to list in one article.

ACEP15 is Oct. 26–29 in Boston, and the College is already working to make your trip to the East Coast enjoyable and educational. Over the past few years, we’ve added more social events to our annual conference and tried to improve every aspect of the meeting. Emergency medicine education will always be the focal point, but ACEP members are also coming in record numbers because of trips outside the convention center—events such as our opening and closing celebrations—and great destination cities.

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Know you’ll be at ACEP15? It’s not too early to reserve your hotel room! Visit OnPeak, ACEP’s official housing partner, to reserve now, and pay later. Visit the onPeak desk near registration in W 183 ABC, McCormick Place West or visit onpeak.co/acep15.

Boston lends itself to these after-hours events and tourist destinations quite well—here’s why.

More to See and Do

Every day is a new day in Boston. Parks and green spaces are sprouting up all over, new hotels have recently opened and more are soon to break ground, new restaurants are joining Boston’s distinctive dining scene, and the vibrant Seaport District has added to the city’s already dynamic downtown neighborhoods. Additionally, Logan International Airport’s recent upgrades and improved passenger services are making it easier than ever to get in and out of the city while new sights and attractions are providing more to see and do while they’re here.

New Green Space

Boston’s Rose F. Kennedy Greenway is a series of parks and green spaces that curve around the city and connect several neighborhoods. Each set of parks within the Greenway—North End, Wharf District, Fort Point Channel, Dewey Square, and Chinatown—has a unique design that reflects the distinct character of each Boston neighborhood. Visitors strolling The Greenway will find a one-of-a-kind carousel, art exhibitions, fountains, and sculptures, as well as one of the largest free public WiFi networks in the state. The Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion recently opened on The Greenway and serves as a gateway to the Boston Harbor Islands national park area.

New Waterfront

Adjacent to the Greenway are four waterfront landmarks: The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston’s premier new art venue; the Boston Children’s Museum, which has undergone a $47-million renovation; the new Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum; and the state-of-the-art Boston Convention and Exhibition Center with 516,000 square feet of contiguous meeting and exhibition space.

The Greenway also connects to the 44-mile HarborWalk, an inviting public walkway along Boston’s waterfront filled with public art, cafes, exhibit areas, and dramatic vistas. The HarborWalk includes the downtown Boston waterfront and continues north and south along wharves, piers, museums, historic forts, bridges, beaches, and shoreline from Chelsea Creek to the Neponset River.

New Attractions

New England Aquarium’s spectacular four-story Caribbean coral reef exhibit, the Giant Ocean Tank, underwent a complete renovation in 2013 and now features new windows, a redesigned reef, an education center at the top of the tank, and many new species of fish.
The newly-renovated Earth and Planetary Sciences Gallery at the Harvard Museum of Natural History features a spectacular array of stunning minerals and intriguing rocks, some of which will be on public display for the very first time.

Frost Ice Bar, New England’s only permanent indoor ice bar, opened at Faneuil Hall Marketplace in August 2013. Designed and furnished entirely of ice and kept at a refreshing 21˚F, Frost Ice Bar presents ever-changing offerings of specialty beverages, music, and decor.

Laugh Boston, a new 297-seat comedy venue, opened in fall of 2013 at the Westin Waterfront Hotel in South Boston. Laugh Boston specializes in stand-up comedy and showcases both local and national acts.

In November of 2013, the Museum of Science opened the 10,000-square-foot Hall of Human Life featuring exhibits on human biology and will soon add another gallery focused on the evolution of technology in human life.

The Old State House celebrated its 300th birthday in 2013 with special events and programs throughout the year. The Boston Children’s Museum celebrated its 100th birthday with dazzling new exhibits and spectacular public programs.

The African Meeting House, the oldest African church building standing in America—and a location where many events leading up to the abolishment of slavery took place—recently completed an $8 million restoration as part of its bicentennial celebration. Elements of the project included restoring windows, the building’s façade, and several of the original pews while making the upper floors handicapped accessible.

Exciting developments in 2014 include the opening of The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, a dynamic “laboratory of democracy.” The new 40,000-square-foot facility, designed by world-renowned architect Rafael Viñoly, will emphasize civic education as well as provide in-depth information about the Senate.